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[GH-ISSUE #5355] [BUG]: AnythingLLM Agent web search returns unrelated “query” results when using SearXNG #5040

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opened 2026-06-05 14:51:40 -04:00 by yindo · 6 comments
yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:40 -04:00
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Originally created by @PikkonMG on GitHub (Apr 5, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5355

How are you running AnythingLLM?

Docker (local)

What happened?

I’m running AnythingLLM with SearXNG for web search. When using @agent to search for current news, the results returned inside AnythingLLM are incorrect and unrelated.

For example, I asked:

@agent search the web for Iran news from today and summarize the top 5 developments

The agent shows it is searching for:

Iran news today

But the sources returned are things like:

dictionary definitions of “query”
Wikipedia page for “query”
programming-related pages

I tested the same query directly against SearXNG

curl "http:///search?q=iran+news+today&format=json" and it returns normal Iran-news results, and searching in the SearXNG UI also works. That strongly suggests the issue is not SearXNG itself, but the AnythingLLM @agent web-browsing pipeline after the query is sent.

In short:

  • SearXNG query works
  • SearXNG results are relevant
  • AnythingLLM surfaces unrelated “query” pages

So this looks like an AnythingLLM web-browsing integration/parsing bug rather than a bad SearXNG setup.

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Originally created by @PikkonMG on GitHub (Apr 5, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5355 ### How are you running AnythingLLM? Docker (local) ### What happened? I’m running AnythingLLM with SearXNG for web search. When using @agent to search for current news, the results returned inside AnythingLLM are incorrect and unrelated. For example, I asked: @agent search the web for Iran news from today and summarize the top 5 developments The agent shows it is searching for: Iran news today But the sources returned are things like: dictionary definitions of “query” Wikipedia page for “query” programming-related pages I tested the same query directly against SearXNG curl "http://<searxng>/search?q=iran+news+today&format=json" and it returns normal Iran-news results, and searching in the SearXNG UI also works. That strongly suggests the issue is not SearXNG itself, but the AnythingLLM `@agent` web-browsing pipeline after the query is sent. In short: * SearXNG query works * SearXNG results are relevant * AnythingLLM surfaces unrelated “query” pages So this looks like an AnythingLLM web-browsing integration/parsing bug rather than a bad SearXNG setup. <img width="2897" height="1935" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/86c28632-da51-45b3-970a-57488605eee2" /> ### Are there known steps to reproduce? _No response_
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yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:41 -04:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Interesting, it is like it search the term "Query" instead of the context?

<!-- gh-comment-id:4193116662 --> @timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Interesting, it is like it search the term "Query" instead of the context?
yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:41 -04:00
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@PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Yep that's what it's appears to be doing

<!-- gh-comment-id:4193152829 --> @PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Yep that's what it's appears to be doing
yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:41 -04:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Just pulled latest SearXNG and enabled json in the formats in the YAML.

Using Ollama with native tool calling
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Forcefully disabled native tool calling to debug if the legacy tool call wrapper was causing this issue:
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Do you see anything specific in the logs? You should see a log like

 [AgentHandler] [debug]: @agent is attempting to call `web-browsing` tool {
[0]   "query": "Iran news top 5 articles summary"
[0] }

query is passed in here from the handler so I cannot replicate this right now

<!-- gh-comment-id:4193213353 --> @timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Just pulled latest SearXNG and enabled `json` in the formats in the YAML. Using Ollama with native tool calling <img width="1727" height="867" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9ac277fd-8b8d-4236-87a4-a692789847be" /> Forcefully disabled native tool calling to debug if the legacy tool call wrapper was causing this issue: <img width="1715" height="858" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5ea26f48-1365-4414-a239-55b1f875941a" /> Do you see anything specific in the logs? You should see a log like ``` [AgentHandler] [debug]: @agent is attempting to call `web-browsing` tool { [0] "query": "Iran news top 5 articles summary" [0] } ``` query is passed in [here](http://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/blob/master/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js) from the [handler](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/blob/master/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js#L51) so I cannot replicate this right now
yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:41 -04:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Additional Questions:

  • How are you running gemma 4?
  • What docker tag are you on or is this a custom build image on your fork?
  • I just pulled our latest and got the same results as well with SearXNG running in another container on host connected via docker.host.internal:PORT
<!-- gh-comment-id:4193235741 --> @timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Additional Questions: - How are you running gemma 4? - What docker tag are you on or is this a custom build image on your fork? - I just pulled our `latest` and got the same results as well with SearXNG running in another container on host connected via `docker.host.internal:PORT`
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@PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Running via ollama and anythingllm latest tag with docker via unraid ca template I can post logs when I get home

<!-- gh-comment-id:4193251468 --> @PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Running via ollama and anythingllm latest tag with docker via unraid ca template I can post logs when I get home
yindo commented 2026-06-05 14:51:41 -04:00
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@PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026):

Got it fixed was user error. One thing to note 2 other tools I use Open WebUI and Nexus will have like 5-8 search results with llink and anythingllm might have 30-60 depending on what I search with same terms. Probably nothing though

<!-- gh-comment-id:4194777642 --> @PikkonMG commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2026): Got it fixed was user error. One thing to note 2 other tools I use Open WebUI and Nexus will have like 5-8 search results with llink and anythingllm might have 30-60 depending on what I search with same terms. Probably nothing though
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